WATERBURY – The registrars of voters will conduct a recount today of the ballots cast in the Republican primary for the 2nd Aldermanic District. The sleepy squeaker was settled by just 6 votes, a small enough margin to trigger a recount of the 85 ballots cast in the election, Republican Registrar Timothy T. DeCarlo said. …

WATERBURY – East End Democrats and Republicans in the North End and Bucks Hill will decide their aldermanic ballots today in primary elections. In the 2nd_District, which includes North End and Bucks Hill, Robert Fields is trying to knock off Francis Guerrera or Ruben Rodriguez, the endorsed Republicans. They are fighting over the right to …

NAUGATUCK – Republicans will head to the polls Wednesday to choose their mayoral candidate for the November election. Their choices are: * A political veteran who has served as deputy mayor for the past 12 years; * A first-term burgess and former land use commissioner; * A political newcomer who believes the borough needs fresh …

WATERBURY – In the past, Republican leaders have had a hard time recruiting new voters, much less candidates, in the city’s North End. The inner city neighborhoods traditionally voted Democratic. So much so that many Republicans wrote Crownbrook, WOW and NEWPAC off as unwinnable, and didn’t even bother. But this fall, under a new election …

NAUGATUCK – The borough’s hopes for recreating downtown hinged for the past several years on the $710 million downtown revitalization project proposal known as Renaissance Place. Due to several factors, particularly the economic recession in 2008, that plan never came to fruition. The borough pulled the plug on that plan a little more than two …

NAUGATUCK – The borough’s tax rate has been a hot-button issue this election season. The proposed town and school budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year, which began July 1, is still going through the referendum process. Residents likely will vote on the budget for a second time on Sept. 22. As it stands now, the …

WATERBURY – East End Democrats will have a chance to weigh in on the party’s choices for aldermanic candidates in a Sept. 16 primary. Three-term Alderman Ryan A. Mulcahy and former six-term Alderman Frank A. Burgio Sr. have the voter support needed to force a 4th District primary, city officials said Friday. “Happy to let …

Registrars across the area are holding enrollment sessions for the Aug. 12 Republican primary. Only registered Republicans can vote in that primary, which will decide the party’s candidate for governor, between Tom Foley and John McKinney, and in the Northwest Corner, for the party’s challenger to Democratic incumbent Rep. Roberta B. Willis in the 64th …